County overtime study becomes tempting county fix
The piece argues Onondaga County relies on consultants for problems from the convention center to the 911 system. It notes $200,000 from a management audit fund to study overtime and questions whether in house analysis could solve the issue, citing $35 million budgeted for overtime and $200,000 as potential waste.
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Onondaga County
Convention Center
Onondaga Lake
Public Safety
Rockwell
Office of Management and Budget
Sheriff's Department
Corrections Department
Cuomo Still Not Committed To Presidential Run
The governor, Mario Cuomo, will seek re election but refuses to say if he will serve out his term or pursue the presidency. Observers note his ongoing denial mirrors past tactics as Republicans seek a viable challenger to end his administration and threaten his national image. Look for potential fireworks this summer as political maneuvering intensifies.
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Mario Cuomo
Cuomo
Massachusetts
Mich- Spel Dukakis
Ito
Heat Ban k CHEERS against Cuba art import ruckus
Heat Ban and allies sue the Treasury Department over OFAC rules blocking Cuban art from entering the United States. They argue the 1988 Berman Amendment should cover cultural materials including paintings though the law lists books and film. CHEERS also targets a court ruling banning off duty police earrings in Peotone, Illinois.
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National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
Arts
Treasury Department
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Department
United States
Congress
U.S. Court of Appeals
Gary Zybak
Marvin Rathert
Peotone
Ill
Chicago
Rathert
Onondaga County politics under fire over bias and coverups
A harsh editorial critique targets county legislators and officials over anti bias votes and a Mingolel scandal. It condemns risk of cover ups, questions funding for a residents newsletter, and singles out Terry Pickard and other Republicans for alleged racism and lack of compassion.
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Goike
Terry Pickard
Pickard
Onondaga County
Modesty and morality in Twain’s Letters from the Earth
The passage cites Mark Twain’s critique of bodily modesty in religion, contrasting Indian and European norms and lampooning biblical concepts of shame. It notes his view that people often retain reason in other matters yet abandon it in religious issues, and mentions a Christian mother shaping a child’s mind.
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National Endowment For the Arts
Mark Twain
Twain
Landmark surgery saves fetus now a healthy baby
Christina Bliss of Syracuse critiques age based pricing and praises a cover story about a landmark procedure. The reader emphasizes motherhood and the roles of hospitals and doctors in saving both mother and child.
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Christina Bliss Syracuse
Fesus
Harrison
Letters to the Editor at Herald Newspapers Invite Submissions
The Herald Journal and Herald American invite readers to submit letters on any public issue. Letters must be brief and legible with the point clearly stated. unsigned letters are not published unless authorship can be verified by telephone. Include daytime phone number. Writers may be identified or withheld for compelling reasons. Not all letters will be published and edits for length may occur. Electronic submission via Syracuse system is available by calling (315) 470-2027.
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